Введение
Книга Д. Дж. МакХейла, фантастический роман.
the fantasy novel
"Купец смерти" – первая книга в серии "Пендрагон" Д. Дж. МакХейла. Она повествует о приключениях Бобби Пендрагона во время его путешествия в Дендеррон.
Введение в сюжет
Действие происходит на "территории" (вселенной, отдельной от вселенной "Второй Земли" в этой истории, всего существует десять территорий) под названием Дендурон. У Дендурона три солнца – на востоке, севере и юге, но в остальном он во многом схож с Землей. В центре истории – два племени: Милаго и Бедоуан. Бедоуан жестоко обращаются с Милаго, сами же живут в роскоши; Милаго ютятся в маленьких хижинах без водопровода и даже туалетов и вынуждены добывать ценный камень, называемый глазурью, каждый час, чтобы удовлетворить запросы Каган, королевы Бедоуан. Если Милаго не выполняют ежедневную норму добычи глазури, одного из них убивают, сбрасывая в заброшенную шахту. Для этого используется система взвешивания, где вес человека приравнивается к весу глазури. Бедоуан обладают более развитыми инструментами и технологиями, такими как водопровод, печи и искусственное освещение.
Сюжет
История начинается с Бобби Пендрагона, обычного четырнадцатилетнего мальчика, готовящегося покинуть дом ради полуфинала баскетбольного турнира штата, но перед отъездом Кортни Четвинд, популярная девушка из его школы, приходит к нему домой и признается в своих чувствах. Пока они целуются, прибывает дядя Бобби Пресс и говорит, что некоторые люди нуждаются в их помощи и просит его пойти с ним. Они едут на мотоцикле к заколоченной станции метро в Бронксе. Пресс оставляет мотоцикл снаружи с ключом в замке зажигания, что удивляет Бобби, но когда он спрашивает, Пресс отвечает, что он больше не понадобится. Они спускаются в заброшенное метро, где встречают главного злодея, Сент-Дэйна, чья цель – разрушить барьеры между десятью территориями Халлы; каждой территории, человеку и живому существу. Сент-Дэйн подчиняет себе бездомного, заставляя его броситься под поезд метро, и говорит, что это должно "дать мальчику представление о том, что его ждет". Он нападает на дядю Пресса и Бобби. Затем дядя Пресс говорит Бобби найти дверь со звездой и крикнуть "Дендурон". Когда Бобби и Пресс прибывают в Дендурон, они меняют одежду, чтобы соответствовать местным обычаям, и находят бобслей, два копья и собачий свисток, оставленные аколитом (местным жителем, помогающим Путешественникам, оставляя одежду и средства передвижения). Бобби и Пресс начинают спуск с горы, на них нападают двенадцать квигов (животные, которых Сент-Дэйн использует для патрулирования ворот флумов; внешний вид квигов варьируется в зависимости от территории). Им удается выжить, используя собачий свисток и копья, но санки разбиваются, и Пресса похищают рыцари Бедоуана. Бобби спасает воительница-путешественница Оса, мудрая женщина, чья дочь Луор презрительно относится к нему на протяжении большей части книги. Они знакомятся с Алдером, рыцарем Бедоуана, который на самом деле является путешественником из Дендурона под прикрытием. Бобби, Алдер и Луор пытаются спасти Пресса из замка Бедоуана, вооружившись рюкзаком, полным инструментов, привезенных из дома Бобби, с Второй Земли, чтобы облегчить спасение дяди Пресса, несмотря на предупреждение Пресса о том, что предметы из разных территорий нельзя смешивать. В это время Бобби понимает, что бедоуанцы живут в роскоши и праздности, слушая музыку, отдыхая на подушках и едя, в то время как бледные и немногословные нованя их обслуживают. Кроме того, технологически бедоуанцы опережают милаго на много лет, обладая такими изобретениями, как лифты, проточная вода и искусственное освещение. После спасения Пресса Бобби узнает, что привезти предметы со Второй Земли было ошибкой. Пока Бобби спал в вентиляционной шахте перед попыткой спасения, местный торговец милаго по имени Фиггис украл фонарик из его сумки. Когда Бобби, Луор, Алдер и спасенный Пресс возвращаются в деревню милаго, они обнаруживают, что Фиггис, местный торговец, продавал так – нестабильный взрывчатый материал, который должен использоваться в качестве оружия для освобождения от правления бедоуанцев. Последним компонентом для создания оружия, способного уничтожить бедоуанцев (и, вероятно, всю деревню милаго, хотя милаго готовы пойти на этот риск), является батарея и выключатель от фонарика, которые Бобби случайно предоставил. Их план состоял в том, чтобы представить бомбу из така бедоуанцам во время церемонии передачи (когда бедоуанцы получают глазурь), замаскировав ее под большую шахтерскую тележку с глазурью, и уничтожить оставшихся бедоуанцев меньшим количеством така. Бобби, Луор, Алдер и Пресс успевают остановить главного шахтера Реллина от запуска бомбы, и все бедоуанцы и нованя эвакуируются на поле, где должна произойти битва между милаго и бедоуанцами. Но перед этим Бобби и Луор должны избавиться от бомбы. Разбудив некоторых квигов, содержащихся в загоне рядом со стадионом, где проходила презентация глазури (и така), и открыв дверь загона, квиги вырываются наружу и убивают нескольких мужчин. Перед тем, как Реллин заложил бомбу, дядя Пресс ранил его в руку копьем. Реллин лежит там, из последних сил сопротивляясь. Дядя Пресс поднимает бомбу, чтобы обезвредить ее, и понимает, что квиги получают преимущество. Он принимает отчаянные меры и бросает выключатель с небольшим количеством така в пасть квигу, разорвав его на куски. Затем Бобби и Луор используют воду, чтобы разжижить остатки и разлить их по полю. Бомба исчезла, за исключением одного маленького шарика, который Бобби сует в карман. В этот момент Фиггис, торговец, заманивает Бобби и Луор в шахты, где они обнаруживают огромные запасы така. Вскоре они понимают, что Фиггис на самом деле Сент-Дэйн. Настоящий Фиггис погиб, когда одна из его ловушек сработала против него самого. Замаскировавшись под Фиггиса, Сент-Дэйн продавал так милаго, подстрекая их к восстанию против бедоуанцев. Одновременно Сент-Дэйн замаскировался под Маллоса, главного советника королевы Каган, и настроил бедоуанцев против их соседей. Ловушки, расставленные настоящим Фиггисом, захватывают Бобби и Луор вместе со Сент-Дэйном в шахте. Понимая, что это единственный выход, Бобби бросает свой маленький шарик така в огромный запас, который воспламеняет так и приведет к взрыву под землей. Сент-Дэйн спасается от надвигающегося разрушения, используя флум в шахте, чтобы попасть на территорию Клорал. Бобби не может последовать за ним, так как мощная волна воды и гигантская акула возвращаются через флум. Хуже того, вода отбрасывает Луор к стене пещеры, лишая ее сознания. Бобби едва успевает спастись от взрыва, толкнув шахтерскую тележку с без сознательной Луор в океан через вентиляционную шахту. Вернувшись на берег и оценив ущерб, они обнаруживают, что, хотя взрыв и нанес значительные разрушения, большинство людей выжили, включая дядю Пресса и Алдера. Замок, символизирующий власть бедоуанцев над милаго, падает в океан из-за силы взрыва, большинство хижин милаго разрушены, а шахты глазури навсегда закрыты. Таким образом, два племени могут использовать свои сильные стороны, чтобы восстановить и улучшить жизнь друг друга (земледелие и строительство милаго и инженерия и химия бедоуанцев). Бобби возвращается на Вторую Землю с дядей Прессом, надеясь найти свою семью и вернуться к прежней жизни. К сожалению, он вскоре узнает, что его дом и семья исчезли, не оставив даже следа, указывающего на то, что Бобби когда-либо здесь жил, поэтому он решает отправиться на Клорал и продолжить свою миссию по предотвращению злого плана Сент-Дэйна. Мы, как читатели, становимся свидетелями борьбы Сент-Дэйна и Бобби друг с другом. Эти двое борются за Халлу, вселенную, и за то, должна ли она оставаться стабильной или быть разрушенной. Пока все это происходит с Бобби, его друзья Кортни Четвинд и Марк Димонд получают его дневники путешественника через кольцо путешественника, которое Оса дала Марку посреди ночи. Следуя совету Осы, Бобби и Луор используют свободное время, чтобы записывать свои путешествия, которые отправляются в их родные территории через кольца путешественника. Кольца сделаны из того же камня, что и флумы; когда названа нужная территория, кольцо становится уменьшенной версией флума, через которую отправляются дневники. Поначалу не желая верить в эту невероятную историю, Марк и Кортни со временем принимают ее. Вскоре у них нет выбора: семья Бобби, его дом и все записи о его существовании исчезли без следа. Осталась только память. Когда Бобби возвращается, он тоже должен столкнуться с этим трудным фактом. Пока его дядя Пресс отправляется на территорию Клорал, Бобби идет с ним, чтобы выполнить свои обязанности путешественника.
items or otherwise). During this time, Bobby realizes that the Bedoowan live a luxurious and lazy life, as they listen to music, relax on pillows, and eat, attended by the pallid, taciturn Novans. Also, technologically speaking, the Bedoowan are years ahead of the Milago with inventions and devices including dumbwaiters, running water, and artificial light. After rescuing Press, Bobby learns that bringing items from Second Earth turns out to be a mistake. While Bobby was sleeping in a mine ventilation shaft before the rescue attempt, a homely merchant of the Milago by the name of Figgis had stolen a flashlight from Bobby's bag. When Bobby, Loor, Alder, and the newly rescued Press return to the Milago village, they discover that Figgis, the native merchant, had been selling tak, an unstable explosive that is to be used as a weapon to free themselves from Bedoowan rule. The final component to build a weapon that will destroy the Bedoowan (and probably all of the Milago village, though the Milago are willing to take that risk) is the battery and the switch from the flashlight, which Bobby accidentally supplied. Their plan was to present the tak bomb to the Bedoowan during the transfer ceremony (where the Bedoowan receive the glaze), disguised as a rather large mine cart of glaze, and destroy the remaining Bedoowan with smaller amounts of tak. Bobby, Loor, Alder, and Press manage to stop the chief miner Rellin from setting the bomb off, and all the Bedoowan and the Novans evacuate to a field, where the battle between the Milago and the Bedoowan is to take place. Before this, though, Bobby and Loor are faced with the task of getting rid of the bomb. After waking up some of the quigs, which were in a pen off to the side of the stadium in which they were presenting the glaze ( and tak), and having Loor open the pen door, the quigs rush out and slaughter some of the men there. Right before Relin set the bomb Uncle Press nails a spear into his arm. Rellin lies there struggling. Uncle Press picks up the bomb to disarm it and then he realizes that the quigs were getting the upper hand. He took desperate measures and threw the switch with some tak into the quig's mouth. It left the quig in little bits. Afterwards, Bobby and Loor use water to liquidate it and spread it across the field. The bomb is gone except for one small ball, which Bobby slips into his pocket. At this point, Figgis the merchant lures Bobby and Loor into the mines, where they find an immense supply of tak. They soon realize that Figgis is really Saint Dane. The real Figgis died when one of his own traps backfired. Disguised as Figgis, Saint Dane sold the tak to the Milago, urging them to rebel against the Bedoowan. At the same time, Saint Dane has disguised himself as Mallos, Queen Kagan's chief adviser, and had turned Bedoowan minds further against their neighbors. The traps that the real Figgis set trap Bobby and Loor with Saint Dane in the mine. Seeing it is the only way out, Bobby throws his small ball of tak at the large supply, which ignites the tak and will cause all of it to explode underground. Saint Dane escapes the impending destruction by using the flume in the mine to go to the territory of Cloral. By sending a high speed wave of water and a giant shark back through the flume, Bobby can't follow. To make matters worse for Bobby, the water knocked Loor against the wall of the cavern knocking her unconscious. Bobby just manages to escape the explosion by pushing a mine cart that held the unconscious Loor into the ocean through a ventilation shaft. When Bobby swims back to the shore and surveys the damage, they find that although the explosion had effected much destruction, most of the people are still alive, including Uncle Press and Alder. The castle, symbolic of Bedoowan rule over the Milago, falls into the ocean because of the force of the explosion, most of the Milago huts are destroyed, and the glaze mines are forever closed. Thus, the two tribes can use their best strengths to rebuild and improve each other's lives (Milago farming and building and Bedoowan engineering and chemistry). Bobby travels back to Second Earth with Uncle Press, hoping to find his family and carry on with his former life. Unfortunately, he soon learns that his house and family have disappeared, leaving not even a trace to show that Bobby had once lived there, so he decides to travel to Cloral and continue his mission to avert Saint Dane's evil mission. We, as the reader are privy to Saint Dane and Bobby's struggle against each other. These two people are fighting for Halla, the universe and whether or not it should be kept stable or be destroyed. While all this is going on for Bobby, his friends Courtney Chetwynde and Mark Dimond are on the receiving end of his Traveler journals, through a Traveler ring that Osa gave Mark in the middle of one night. Following the advice of Osa, Bobby and Loor are using their spare time to write logs of their journeys, which are sent to their respective home territories via the Traveler rings. These rings are made of the same stone which lines the flume; when the desired territory is named, the ring becomes a minuscule version of the flume, through which the journals are dropped. Although initially reluctant to believe the astonishing story, Mark and Courtney accept it in time. They soon have no choice; Bobby's family, his home, and all record of his existence have vanished without a trace. Only memory remains. When Bobby returns, he too must face this difficult fact. As his Uncle Press sets off for the territory of Cloral, Bobby goes with him to fulfill his duties as a Traveler.
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Роберт "Бобби" Пендрагон – 14-летний мальчик с территории Второй Земли. Главный герой серии и Ведущий Путешественник. Его эксцентричный дядя забрал его из прежней жизни и отправил в странный новый мир, называемый Дендурон. Он стремится перехитрить Святого Дана и спасти территорию.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Святой Дан – злодей истории, злой Путешественник, способный менять облик. Его цель – посеять хаос в Халле и перестроить её для себя. Халла – это всё, что отделяет добро от зла. Святой Дан часто занимает важный пост, чтобы изнутри создавать войны и хаос, распространяя информацию и провоцируя конфликты во всех территориях.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Пресс Тилтон – дядя Бобби. Очень опытный Путешественник, помогающий Бобби учиться, когда тот сам становится одним из них. Он принадлежит к старшему поколению Путешественников, поэтому может ответить на большинство вопросов Бобби. Позже он признался Бобби, что не является его родным дядей. Все Милаго смотрят на него с уважением, и он всегда будет бороться за справедливость.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Марк Даймонд – лучший друг Бобби со Второй Земли; описан как увлечённый наукой, с длинными чёрными волосами, которые "кажутся немытыми уже вчера", и чрезвычайно умный. Он принимает от Бобби все его записи, пока тот находится в других территориях. Он объединяется с Кортни, чтобы помочь другу.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Кортни Четвинд – ещё одна подруга Бобби с Земли и его возлюбленная; описывается как хорошо успевающая в учёбе, за исключением математики, и превосходно владеющая спортом. Она лучшая подруга Бобби. Она объединяется с Марком Даймондом.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Лур – Путешественница из Задаа. Она описывается как чрезвычайно привлекательная воительница. Лур отправляется в Дендурон со своей приёмной матерью Осо, чтобы помочь остановить Святого Дана. Она избегает Бобби из-за смерти матери, но позже мирится с ним. Она поначалу жестока с Бобби, но когда он совершает героический поступок в конце, он получает прощение.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Оса – приёмная мать Лур, также чрезвычайно привлекательная и воительница. Она советует Бобби отправлять письма своим друзьям на Второй Земле.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Эльдер – Путешественник из Дендурона. Хотя он обученный рыцарь Бедоуанов, он заботится о Милаго и помогает другим Путешественникам, когда может. Он описывается как неуклюжий и не слишком привлекательный.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Каган – королева Бедоуанов. По вине Каган Милаго вынуждены жить в нищете, хотя она находилась под влиянием Святого Дана. Описывается как обладающая раздражающе высоким голосом и страдающая от ожирения из-за переедания. Бобби поначалу принимал её за мужчину из-за имени. Ей нравится, когда Милаго гибнут от квигов на арене.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Реллин – лидер шахтёров Милаго и предводитель их революции.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Маллос – советник королевы Каган. Он – Святой Дан в маскировке.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Фиггис – таинственный торговец, позже выяснилось, что он также является Святым Даном. Настоящий Фиггис умер много лет назад, по словам Святого Дана. Он скрытный и всегда пытается продать любой товар, который у него есть. Фиггис нашёл взрывчатку под названием "Так-Даун" в шахте и пытался защитить её ловушками, но ловушки сработали против него, и он погиб.
Saint Dane The villain of the story, an evil Traveler capable of shape shifting. His goal is to bring chaos to Halla and re build it for himself. Halla is everything that separates good from evil. It is very common of Saint Dane to make himself in an important position so he can create war and chaos on the inside feeding information and causing wars in all the territories. Press Tilton Bobby's uncle. A very experienced Traveler, who helps Bobby learn as he becomes one. He is one of the older generation of Travelers, so he is able to answer most of Bobby's questions. Later, he told Bobby that he was not his real, blood related uncle. All the Milago look up to him and he will always fight for the good of things. Mark Dimond Bobby's best friend from Second Earth; described as a science nerd, long black hair that "always looks as if it should have been washed yesterday", and extremely intelligent. He is the one Bobby sends all his records to while he is in other territories. He teams up with Courtney to help their friend. Courtney Chetwynde Another of Bobby's buddies from Earth and his love life; described as doing pretty well academically with the exception of math, and is amazing at sports. She is Bobby's best friend. She teams up with Mark Dimond. Loor The traveler from Zadaa. She is described as an extremely attractive warrior. Loor travels to Denduron with her adoptive mother Osa to help stop Saint Dane. She shuns Bobby because of her mother's death, but later makes up with him. She is very mean to Bobby but when he does a heroic act at the end, Bobby is forgiven. Osa Loor's adoptive mother, who is also extremely attractive and a warrior. She is the one to tell Bobby to send the letters to his friends back on Second Earth. Alder The Traveler from Denduron. Although he is a trained Bedoowan knight, he is concerned about the Milago and helps the rest of the Travelers whenever he can. He is described as being very clumsy and not very good looking. Kagan The queen of the Bedoowan. It was the fault of Kagan that the Milago have to live so poorly, even though she was being influenced by Saint Dane. She is described that she has an annoyingly high voice and is extremely obese with eating. She was originally thought of as a man by Bobby because of her name. She likes it when Milago are killed by quigs in the arena. Rellin The leader of the Milago miners, and leader of their revolution. Mallos The adviser to Queen Kagan. He is Saint Dane in disguise. Figgis A mysterious merchant, later revealed to also be Saint Dane. The real Figgis died years ago according to Saint Dane. He is sneaky and always trying to sell any item he has. Figgis found this explosive called tak down in the mines and was trying to protect it with traps but the traps backfired, and he dies instead.
Прием
Publishers Weekly также рассмотрела аудиокнигу в исполнении Уильяма Дафриса. Они отметили, как Дафрис "использует свою бодрую манеру чтения и убедительную подростковую интонацию, чтобы удерживать внимание слушателей", заключив, что "поклонникам книг непременно захочется услышать захватывающую интерпретацию Дафриса", а "новые слушатели быстро увлекутся". Booklist также рецензировал графический роман.
Графическая новелла
A The Merchant of Death с иллюстрациями Карлы Спид Макнейл вышел 20 мая 2008 года, в тот же день, что и Raven Rise.